The South Pacific in moving color ...

[Mark Allen M]

United States Marine Corps Films. Some great stuff to watch if interested. F4U's, P-51's, TBF's F6F's B-25's, B-29's, PBJ's etc.

https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/sear ... eld/page/1

[Mark Allen M]

Interesting film.

Carrier on its way to Hawaii. Tracers fired at catapulted target plane. F4U sinks in water with rescue boat coming for pilot. F6F takes off and crashes into water. F6F crashes on flight deck. TBM crashes on flight deck and into the water.

https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/coll ... 7/rec/1680

[Vagabond]

Thanks Mark for the post!!

Watched some fascinating tidbits including footage of the “Tiny Tim” rocket tests off of Iwo Jima using a USMC PBJ of VMB-612.

https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/coll ... 05/rec/106

Grabbed a still of the PBJ landing and noticed radar nose - Cool!!!




This image comes from:

https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums ... -a-flight/




What radar system was used? Thanks!

[Mark Allen M]

https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/coll ... ps/id/1870

Title:USMC 101142:

VMF-511 on CVE-106

Description:

Planes from VMF-511 conduct take-off and landing drills aboard the USS Block Island (CVE-106). This film followed by footage from Marine Air Station Goleta--taken prior to deployment (2 February 1945). Marine aviators with kit bags leave by bus and train to North Island to board the carrier. Off Goleta (or Santa Barbara pier) the TBM squadrons drill on escaping the craft after crashing into the the sea. A TBM fuselage with crew is dropped into the ocean and the crew exits the plane and rows away. Note: includes close-ups of Marine aviators Crone and Backhaus.

[Mark Allen M]

https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/coll ... ps/id/2286

Title:USMC 101242:

First B-29 lands on Iwo Jima

Description:

First B-29 to land on Iwo Jima touches down and is surrounded by curious Marines. First mail drops from Piper Cubs to front line troops. Howitzer crew from 12th Marines loads gun, fires, and burns extra gun powder, assisting 21st Marines.

[Mark Allen M]

https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/coll ... ps/id/2596

My home airport SBA Santa Barbara, CA

Title:USMC 102499:

VMTB-143 training

Description:

Multiple events. F4Us and TBMs of MAG-48 take off and land at Goleta Field. In dense wooded area, a Marine uses a flamethrower on an unidentifiable target. Gun camera footage shows attacks on ships (including a submarine with hull number 23) and an unidentified island. Followed by content showing VMTB-143 in Anti-Submarine Warfare School training against target skids.

[Mark Allen M]

https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/coll ... ps/id/2769

Title:USMC 102559:

F6Fs in the Pacific

Description:

Shots of F6Fs in flight and on runway. Shots of ships, sailboat, and coastline.

[Mark Allen M]

Last one for tonight ...

https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/coll ... ps/id/2809

Title:USMC 102754:

VMF-232 flying F4Us for Korea film

Description:

Shots of F4Us firing rockets flown by pilots from VMF-232 near MCAS El Centro. Shots of rockets underneath plan

[Stoney]

is my computer f'ed it take forever to load?

[airnutz]

is my computer f'ed it take forever to load?

No problem here to load or play Stoney.

[airnutz]

https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/MarineCorps/id/2596

My home airport SBA Santa Barbara, CA

Title:USMC 102499:

VMTB-143 training

Description:

Multiple events. F4Us and TBMs of MAG-48 take off and land at Goleta Field. In dense wooded area, a Marine uses a flamethrower on an unidentifiable target. Gun camera footage shows attacks on ships (including a submarine with hull number 23) and an unidentified island. Followed by content showing VMTB-143 in Anti-Submarine Warfare School training against target skids.

Just a note to viewers, though just a basic clip description the Title Description is in error as to gun camera
clip about the Sub 23 at the 6 minute mark. She is one of ours a fairly antique Holland boat S-class, S-23(SS-128) keel-laid 1919 and commissioned 1923. She served six war patrols in the Aleutians which must have been quite rough on the crew as she was an old single-hull boat without a lot of modern equipment(heating, comms, more modern keel sonar) she didn't receive until after her fourth war patrol. After the sixth war patrol she was sent to San Diego for sound School duties and refit in April 1943. From the fall of '43 to Sept 1945 she remained in San Diego attached to the Ant-Submarine Sound School as a training aid to the fleet. She received one Battle Star for her efforts and was decommed Nov. 1945, scrapped in '46.
Thanks Mark for these great clips!